Wonderland was all we had in common, after all; Wonderland was what was denied the two of us. I had denied him his; he had denied me mine.
Melanie BenjaminTag: sadness lonelyness
Just when had I become so self-absorbed? I was a form of self-preservation, I realized now; I had resolved that...I could survive Colonel Wood's cruelty if my heart, my mind, had shrunk to a size designed to absorb my own troubles only.
Melanie Benjamin...'it's not that you are too small, my little chick,but rather that the world is too big.
Melanie BenjaminMy dear, simple little sister! Every mood so fleeting, yet so obvious; there was no mystery to Minnie, none at all. She loved whom she knew, distrusted everyone else, and shared her emotions, her thoughts, as freely as they occurred to her.
Melanie BenjaminFor I can think of no fate drearier than sitting at home...for the rest of my life, watching all of you go off one by one.
Melanie BenjaminNever before had I imagined leaving home, but that wasn't because of lack of desire, only lack of possibility.
Melanie BenjaminThat's just it, don't you see? I don't want to be taken care of! I don't want be hidden away, a burden! I want to make my own way! To have a greater purpose!'
Melanie BenjaminDespite all that I had taught, I had learned nothing about the world.
Melanie BenjaminWe are in receipt of numerous communications concerning the Harper's Ferry affair, and the various topics connected with it...
We must decline to publish them all,-simply because we see no possible good which they could accomplish.
To live for oneself is a terrifying prospect; there is comfort in martyrdom...
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Tag: marriage
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